that's a good night for mitt romney. he doesn't want to be caught in a state where he lost like he was in colorado. so on super tuesday, he's not going to be in any -- he's going to go back to his home quarters in boston for election night. it will be a neutral state to jump off from. >> only two candidates on the ballot in virginia. is virginia still an important state when it comes to this? >> it is because battleground virginia is going to be so important for the candidates. that's why house majority leader eric cantor from richmond jumped out and endorised romney. newt gingrich not on the ballot but his wife calista gingrich tweeted she's at -- that they were having a fantastic birthday dinner in great falls. >> all right mike, thank you as always. >> thank you. >> always a pleasure mike. more on politico.com. gas price continue to rise three weeks now. >> a.a.a. reporting the national average of regular $3.76 a gallon. that's 29 cents higher then a month ago. in d.c., $3.88 for a regular. maryland $3.71, and in virg